Oral b sensitive toothbrush
An Oral-B sensitive toothbrush head uses soft filaments and controlled brushing to clean while reducing pressure on sensitive teeth and irritated gums.
The short answer
An Oral-B sensitive brush head may be useful when firm brushing causes discomfort, but sensitivity can also come from exposed dentine, decay, cracks, gum recession, or a worn restoration.
Can a sensitive toothbrush head help your teeth?
An Oral-B sensitive toothbrush head uses soft filaments and controlled brushing to clean while reducing pressure on sensitive teeth and irritated gums.
Why can temperature or touch cause tooth sensitivity?
Sensitivity occurs when dentine tubules or inflamed pulp transmit temperature, touch, or chemical changes toward the nerve. A soft head reduces mechanical force, but the brush cannot diagnose or treat the underlying cause.
How should you brush sensitive teeth gently?
Use light pressure and a small, systematic motion at the gumline, and replace a splayed head. Combine gentle brushing with fluoride toothpaste; avoid pressing harder to compensate for a soft head and do not share brush heads.
When does tooth sensitivity need an examination?
Book an examination for sensitivity that is localized, worsening, spontaneous, or present after a filling. Swelling, fever, pain on biting, or a cracked tooth needs prompt care.
What is causing the sensitivity in your tooth?
Is the sensitivity caused by recession, erosion, decay, a crack, or the pulp? Which head and brushing pressure suit my gums? Would a desensitizing fluoride product help?
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Who wrote this page
This library is published by Dental Nation, a licensed dental group practising in the United Arab Emirates. Pages are written and overseen by the same clinical team that treats patients in our clinics, and are held to a fixed editorial standard for safety and accuracy.
This page is patient education, not medical advice, and cannot replace an examination. Anything urgent — facial swelling, trauma, uncontrolled bleeding or severe pain — needs a dentist or emergency care now.